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Bismarck sharp-nosed blindsnake
Acutotyphlops subocularis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Acutotyphlops
- Continents
- Europe, Oceania
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Bismarck sharp-nosed blindsnake (Acutotyphlops subocularis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Typhlopidae, found in Ireland, Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, temperate deciduous forest and 14 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Meadow
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Termite Mounds
- New Guinea Lowland Rainforest
- New Guinea Montane Rainforest
- European Deciduous Forest
- European Mixed Forest
Related snakes
- Red Blind Snake Acutotyphlops infralabialis
- Kunua Blind Snake Acutotyphlops kunuaensis
- Bougainville Blind Snake Acutotyphlops solomonis
- Balbalan Blind Snake Acutotyphlops banaorum
- Andy’s Blind Snake Malayotyphlops andyi
- Afrotyphlops rouxestevae
- Blunt-snouted Blindsnake Anilios obtusifrons
- Dominican Worm Snake Antillotyphlops dominicanus
- Argyrophis giandinhensis
- Laki Blind Snake Xerotyphlops luristanicus
- Sierra Madre Blind Snake Malayotyphlops denrorum
- Afrotyphlops chirioi
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.